cráneo

See also: crâneo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾaneo/ [ˈkɾa.ne.o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aneo
• Syllabification: crá‧ne‧o

Noun

cráneo m (plural cráneos)

1. skull, cranium

   Synonym: calavera

Derived terms

• craneal
• craneano
• cranear

 

Further reading

• “cráneo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28